BRUNSWICK — A motor vehicle stop near the intersection of Baribeau Drive and Columbia Avenue resulted in two arrests and one summons shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10. Benjamin E. Lamphere, 19, of Brunswick, was stopped after officers recognized him, according to Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan. Lamphere was summonsed for operating with […]

BOWDOINHAM — It was 40 years ago that several young Bowdoinham mothers felt the town library could be better utilized. Part of their plan for improvements was to give the library’s drab gray walls a facelift — undertaking a unique fundraiser to finance the makeover, one that carries on today. Instead of asking for cash […]

BANGOR The former girlfriends of two men on trial at the Penobscot Judicial Center in connection with the brutal slayings of three people reluctantly took the stand Tuesday. Nicholas Sexton, 33, of Warwick, R.I., and Randall Daluz, 36, of Brockton, Mass., known by the nickname “Ricky” or “Money,” have been charged with three counts of […]

WOOLWICH — The Partridge Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the North Woolwich Methodist Church community room on the River Road. The agenda will include the election of officers and directors. Anyone interested is welcome.

PORTLAND (AP) — The operator of the Nova Star ferry has cut its early booking rates before its inaugural run between Portland and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The 528-foot cruise ferry was christened in Boston on Monday and there’ll be a ribbon cutting today in Portland. The first trip is Thursday. The ferry’s rates have raised […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A former employee at an organization that promotes tourism in Maine has pleaded guilty to embezzling $116,000 from the group and using the money for personal expenses. Ronald Brann of West Gardiner pleaded guilty Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court to stealing from the Maine Tourism Association. Prosecutors say Brann, 44, took […]